This Revised Reprint of our 8th edition, the "gold standard" in community health nursing, Public Health Nursing: Population-Centered Health Care in the Community, has been updated with a new Quality and Safety Education in Nursing (QSEN) appendix that features examples of incorporating knowledge, skills, and attitudes to improve quality and safety in community/public health nursing practice. As with the previous version, this text provides comprehensive and up-to-date content to keep you at the forefront of the ever-changing community health climate and prepare you for an effective nursing career. In addition to concepts and interventions for individuals, families, and communities, this text also incorporates real-life applications of the public nurse’s role, Healthy People 2020 initiatives, new chapters on forensics and genomics, plus timely coverage of disaster management and important client populations such as pregnant teens, the homeless, immigrants, and more.

NEW! Healthy People 2020 feature boxes highlight the goals and objectives for promoting health and wellness over the next decade.

NEW! Forensic Nursing in the Community chapter focuses on the unique role of forensic nurses in public health and safety, interpersonal violence, mass violence, and disasters.

NEW! Genomics in Public Health Nursingchapter includes a history of genetics and genomics and their impact on public/community health nursing care.

PART ONE: PERSPECTIVES IN HEALTH CARE AND POPULATION-CENTERED NURSING1. Population-Focused Practice: The Foundation of Specialization in Public Health Nursing2. History of Public Health and Public and Community Health Nursing 3. Public Health and Primary Health Care Systems and Healthcare Transformation4. Perspectives in Global Health CarePART TWO: INFLUENCES ON HEALTH CARE DELIVERY AND POPULATION-CENTERED NURSING5. Economics of Health Care Delivery 6. Application of Ethics in the Community7. Cultural Diversity in the Community 8. Public Health PolicyPART THREE: CONCEPTUAL AND SCIENTIFIC FRAMEWORKS APPLIED TO POPULATION-CENTERED NURSING PRACTICE9. Population-Based Public Health Nursing Practice: The Intervention Wheel 10. Environmental Health11. Genomics in Public Health Nursing NEW!12. Epidemiology13. Infectious Disease Prevention and Control14. Communicable and Infectious Disease Risks15. Evidence-Based Practice16. Using Health Education and Groups to Promote Health17. Promoting Healthy Communities Using Multilevel Participatory StrategiesPART FOUR: ISSUES AND APPROACHES IN POPULATION-CENTERED NURSING18. Community as Client: Assessment and Analysis19. Population-Centered Nursing in Rural and Urban Environments20. Promoting Health Through Healthy Communities and Cities21. The Nursing Center: A Model for Nursing Practice in the Community22. Case Management23. Public Health Nursing and the Disaster Management Cycle 24. Public Health Surveillance and Outbreak Investigation 25. Program Management26. Quality ManagementPART FIVE: HEALTH PROMOTION WITH TARGET POPULATIONS ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN27. Family Development and Family Nursing Assessment28. Family Health Risks29. Child and Adolescent Health30. Major Health Issues and Chronic Disease Management of Adults Across the Life Span31. Special Needs Populations PART SIX: VULNERABILITY: ISSUES FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY32. Vulnerability and Vulnerable Populations: An Overview33. Poverty and Homelessness34. Migrant Health Issues 35. Teen Pregnancy36. Mental Health Issues37. Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Problems38. Violence and Human AbusePART SEVEN: NURSE ROLES AND FUNCTIONS IN THE COMMUNITY39. The Advanced Practice Nurse in the Community40. The Nurse Leader in the Community 41. The Nurse in Home Health and Hospice42. The Nurse in the Schools43. The Nurse in Occupational Health44. Forensic Nursing in the Community NEW!45. The Nurse in the Faith Community 46. Public Health Nursing at Local, State, and National LevelsAppendixesAnswers to Practice Application

Marcia Stanhope, RN, DSN, FAAN, The Good Samaritan Professor and Chair in Community Health Nursing, College of Nursing, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY and Jeanette Lancaster, RN, PhD, FAAN, Visiting Professor, Department of Nursing Studies, The University of Hong Kong; Professor, University of Virginia; Formerly Dean and Sadie Health Cabaniss Professor, School of Nursing, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA